The Temple of Self or the Temple of The Holy Spirit

The young annointed king David was chosen by God to be the rightful king over Israel. King Saul was whom the people of Israel chose.., so that they could be like all of the other nations. After a series of disobediences by Saul, the Lord took the kingdom from him and gave it to whom HE chose- David, who God called “a man after My own Heart”. God still annointed Saul in the beginning , to where Saul was even given the gift of prophecy, but by degrees, Saul chose his own way over God’s way. By appearances he honored God, but in his heart, he elevated himself over God. In fact, Saul even had a monument erected for himself.– not to honor God, but to honor himself. (1 Samuel 15:12 )

When Samuel directed Saul (through the Holy Spirit) , he only half obeyed God’s leading, and made sure that with his partial obedience, he also snuck in his own choices as he saw fit. An example of this is when God , through Samuel, directed him to totally slay the Amalekites (including their herds) in battle, yet while he slayed the Amalekites, he spared the best of their herds for animal sacrifices as well as sparing the king of the Amelakites. When Samuel called him on this, he made excuses and only superficially repented after he was backed into a corner by Samuel. Saying: “The soldiers took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of what was devoted to God, in order to sacrifice them to the Lord your God at Gilgal.” Notice how Saul refers to God, not as HIS God, but Samuel’s God when he says, “your God”.

After Samuel told him that God was going to remove the Kingdom from him, and give it to another who the Lord was more pleased with, Saul repented.. but only to save face before the people. “Saul replied, “I have sinned. But please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel; come back with me, so that I may worship the Lord your God.”

We know that by degrees, Saul kept on making his own choices apart from God.. even contacting a witch after Samuel died, instead of praying to God for advice… so that he eventually opened himself up to demon attachment to where young David had to play soothing hymns on his harp to soothe Saul’s anxiety. Saul , who was at one time blessed by the Holy Spirit and given the gift of prophecy when first annointed king, but who, through his own continous acts of disobedience, pushed the Holy Spirit out of his own heart. Leaving a vaccum where God used to reside, demonic entities took over and Saul resembled king Herod more than someone who was at one time annointed by God. He became prey to fits of jealousy and rage… especially toward David whom he realized was to be the future king to take his place.. the one God told Samuel about. Hearing the local villagers applaud David after he slew Goliath, and singing in the streets, “Saul slew thousands but David Ten Thousands”, this created more thorns of jealousy in his heart that grew into hate toward David.

Samuel confirmed to David that he was to be the king over Isreal , but David refused to take that position until GOD would choose HIS timing. Until then, David lived as an exile, with men who committed themselves to following him. Many opportunities came for David to slay Saul , who continuously chased after him with an army of men to kill him.., but he refused to slay him… even contradicting his own faithful advisors.. His Advisor was the Holy Spirit. “

In 1 Samuel 24, we read: “He came to the sheep pens along the way; a cave was there, and Saul went in to relieve himself. David and his men were far back in the cave.  The men said, “This is the day the Lord spoke of when he said to you, ‘I will give your enemy into your hands for you to deal with as you wish.’” Then David crept up unnoticed and cut off a corner of Saul’s robe. Afterward, David was conscience-stricken for having cut off a corner of his robe.   He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed, or lay my hand on him; for he is the anointed of the Lord.”  With these words David sharply rebuked his men and did not allow them to attack Saul. And Saul left the cave and went his way.”

Nevertheless, after David revealed to Saul later that he could have killed him, but refused to , and even honored Saul by laying prostrate before him., there was a degree of compuction by Saul.. but in time, he allowed the Dark Side to win over and he resorted back to his old hate, continuing to hunt David down and forcing him to live as a future king in exile.

Only until the Death of Saul, did David become the king over Israel. The heart David had was so full of the love of God, that he wept over Saul’s death… in spite of the fact that Saul hated him.

The difference between Saul and David is.. that while David made his moral mistakes, he allowed the Holy Spirit to convict and renew his heart, and he never made that same mistake again. “Make within me a clean heart, my God, and renew a right spirit within me.” He would pray. Saul didnt make the same moral mistakes before others… noone could point a finger on him for anything immoral, yet his heart refused to yield over to the Holy Spirit , thinking he was good enough and as long as he looked holy enough before the people, that was the important thing. He didnt realize that He needed to be sanctified and holy before God First, and have God’s approval… not the approval of the people. David lost approval from his own people on various occasions.. rebuking his men for advising him to slay Saul, and going against what seemed the right thing to do , so that he could do what GOD desired of him… cost what it may. His followers were tired of constantly running from Saul and wanted David to finally kill this king once and for all .. partly so that they could stop running and hiding. David never forced anyone to follow him, yet when they tried to influence his decisions, he never conceded with them if it meant disobeying what God’s Spirit desired of him.

God was at home in David’s heart. Saul’s heart did not leave any room for God’s Spirit to dwell so that , by degrees, demonic entities took Saul’s heart over. Saul made a monument to honor himself, yet David desired to build a Temple to honor GOD alone. But God was already at home in David’s heart. He was already the Temple of the Lord … pleased at David’s love for Him, he permitted David’s future Temple.. but only that it would not be built by David but by his son, Solomon.

Like king David, our Lord Jesus Christ is also a young king in Exile awaiting the Day of the Father when He can build His Father’s Kingdom on this Earth, as in Heaven. As of now, His Kingdom is being built in the hearts of those who receive the Holy Spirit’s full way within them.

St. Therese of Lisuex was led to share once, “Our Lord does not come down from Heaven every day to lie in a golden ciborium. He comes to find another heaven which is infinitely dearer to Him -the heaven of our souls.”  If you look within the eyes of St. Therese of Lisuex, and others who follow our Lord , you see our King in Exile looking out through their eyes because they , like king David, made room for Him. These souls are His Temple that He may rest His head; The eyes are the mirror of one’s soul, and through His Temple, you can see the Light of our King shine forth. They are One with Him.

Examples of our Lord shining from the eyes of His Body:

Our Earthly Residence–All This and Heaven Too

The Manger of Our Hearts

Today is the day chosen to commerate Jesus’s birth into this dark, danky fallen World. The very fact He was born in a cell-like livestock stable- outside of a comfortable inn where others were permitted entrance, but not Him is prophetic of how only the humble, simple heart aware of it’s uncleanliness can welcome our Lord. Other hearts more sure of themselves leave Him no entrance.

There ws no room for Him to be born in a cozy lit up heated inn, made comfortable for travellers, but His birth was permitted in the lowliest of places outside of the inn- the place where the travellers tied up their horses or mules for the night. A place whose hay contained insects and lice, and whose floors needed daily cleaning -because livestock don’t wait to be taken outside if they need to release a bowel movement. There was no where to lay Jesus after His birth, but Mary improvised as best she could and borrowed a feeding trough made of stone, filled it with hay and bundled Him in there to lay.

Like the grungy “manger”, our Lord only finds welcome in the simplest, lowliest hearts- in those who know they are lacking and see their need for Him and His light. He is so often shunned- however politely, by the heart full of self-pride and comforts, that fails to see their desperate need of Him. These hearts think themselves above the “cattle stalls” of life, but they too desperately need Him. One day they may see their need for Jesus in their hearts as well, when they realize how shallow their “Inns” were after all.

That donkey/horse stable became a peaceful haven of God’s True Light where the Prince of Peace resided. Mary and Joseph would not trade it for the World as the One they kept their eyes upon was with them in there.

Opening blindly Jesus’s recorded words in “He and I”, after asking Him, He gave me this:

“…Did you know that there are deep forests, unfathomable oceans, and mountain peaks unknown to man where secret blossomings are for My extravagance of glory? So it is the hidden life of a soul. No human being ever suspects it, but I offer it to Myself and it is there that I delight to be with the children of men. Oh, My little girl, let us always live together in the Valley of Tears, and I’ll lead you to My Heavenly Home, the New Jerusalem. There no one will ever take us from one another. There it will be the Eternal Now.”

Pick Up Your Cross and Follow Me: A poem

A Psalm of Redemptive Praise
“Pick Up Your Cross and Follow Me”

Where you send me, I will go.
As people travel to and fro.
Knowledge abounds yet blindness grows
Still endless grace and mercy flows.

With Sin my soul was crimson stained
My death was owed, your love refrained.
Abominations thrived and evil reigned
In pride I scoffed, your name defamed.

You gave up your life upon that tree
It is finished was your humble plea.
As your blood did flow and breath did flee
As a pearl of great price you purchased me.

Darkness departed, the blind did see
My debt was paid, my soul set free.
This parting charge was plead by thee.
To pick up your cross and follow me.

At first I failed your sacrifice to see,
That through your blood you set me free.
With grateful heart it honors me,
To pick up my cross and follow thee.

Written by Philip Stockwell- given to him by the Holy Spirit

Pray Without Ceasing

I have been led lately- whenever I get to go online, to pray for all those who are suffering adverse reactions to anything in the medical World — wether they chose it , or it was forced upon them. I feel the Holy Spirit helping me in this intercession. I’ve also had a computer crash on me keeping me offline for a time, and I believe that was not a cooincidence- The dark side doesn’t want us to pray, but God does.

I asked our Lord Thanksgiving Morning (the rare time I had off) if He wants us to “travail in prayer” or is a simple prayer each day good enough… and opening up blindly His recorded words in “He and I”, wow, did He give me His response!! “First I opened up to “Love calls to Love”, and : “Because you have adored in blind faith, you will be rewarded.” Then I asked Him if He would give me anything further- feeling that He had still more for me.

I then blindly opened up to this!: “Why do I ask you to pray? Because prayer is to grace as the lighted match is to the candle. You get the picture: the first effort is man’s, then comes God. Always oneness. Never God alone. Never man alone. But God and man working together. This is the law of My love. Isn’t it beautiful? Why should you try to escape it?….So don’t be reticent. If you want Me, tell Me so. I mean pray- sink deep down into the remembrance of Me and talk to Me in a direct look. That’s what prayer is- the prayer that asks. The prayer that praises and thanks, the prayer that loves. Don’t you think that the direct look of love is very elequent?. Oh, My child, pray without ceasing Remember your Christ in His life. For Whom did He pray? You too pray for others and God will take care of you.”♥♥♥

I Come For You My Ready Brides

Holy Spirit Gave this poem at 2am to Phillip Stockwell:

The Spirit’s wind will sweep the land,

It’s reach from shore to shore.
The earth will shake with thunderous sound,

Then hear My lions roar.
Turn upwards your eyes to gaze -upon heaven’s open door.

I come for you my ready brides-then parted never more.

Look up, look up, my faithful ones.
Nigh is your reward!

He Speaks

Attempting to pray this morning before getting out of bed for work, I dozed off. While in that state between waking and sleeping, I heard the following words: “They have no eyes, no ears and no one wants to hear My Word. ” This startled me awake and I asked the Lord to please give me spiritual eyes to see, spiritual ears to hear and a greater zeal to read and hear His Word… wether He speaks it, uses man to speak it, or it is through the written Word – the Bible.

I was reminded of the scripture in Isaiah 6:9 and Mark 4:12 where Jesus said: “….“The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables, so that, ‘ they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’” 

So after recording the words I heard down in my journal, I asked the Lord if He would give me something in reply to this in His recorded words in “He and I”, and I opened up blindly to the following: “Come along with Me, then, keeping close, and we’ll talk together. You will hear Me, and humbly you will translate My words into daily living. I know how to take a soul captive. I don’t speak in vain.”

Jesus: A Man of Sorrows

This entry in my journal, dated 3/18/21, is a reflection of a greater need for a closer relationship with Jesus in my life. It’s a reflection all of us need to make. How much our Lord has longed to gather us all to Himself like a Mother Hen would with her chicks.. but we would not let Him. Sure, we have accepted Him as our Savior, but what about our most Intimate Friend , Lord and King? Our El Shaddai (All Sufficient One). Sure, in every age there has always been a few.. but only a few who long to follow our Lord for more than entertainment, teachings, healings.. but purely for Himself.

How often I went in my own direction and remained a prodigal in my heart.. as long as I accepted Jesus as my Savior and lived a moral life.. serving Him on my own terms as long as I wasn’t inconvenienced, yet patting myself on the back when I did actually do something unselfish for a change. I counted on Him to be there to bail me out of any trouble, but was I ever there for Him when He desired comfort and consolation from His own children?

That is partly why I believe Jesus is called “The Man of Sorrows, accquainted with grief”. I believe a lot of that grief He feels throughout all the ages comes from seeing those who have accepted Him to some degree not go beyond ourselves and ever closer to Him. A wise pastor of mine once mentioned how in the book of Revelations when Jesus had to correct the many different churches for being lukewarm & self-satisfied, and losing that “first love”, that His words to them were spoken with great sadness. The early Church started out with great love and fervor, but gradually became lukewarm- and now He stands at the door and knocks…. from the outside.

I asked our Lord if He would allow me to open up blindly to some of His recorded words to Gabrielle Bossis, from her journal “He and I” in reply to this reflection. I have goosebumps still at the spot-on reply back He gave me, as follows:

“What is lacking is loving desire for My glory- enthusiasm. Your thoughts and actions are monotonous without this intention of pleasing Me, of giving Me your love as one stretches out a caressing hand. This would be living for Me and not for yourselves.

You lift up your heads, but then you fall back again on your self-center. Even the best of you do this and I am the One Who is set aside. Sometimes I’m the “Sunday One”. I want to be the One of ALL your moments.”

Lock Me In Your Heart

Lock me in Your Heart,
Never let me go.

Keep me safe and guarded
And believe I love You so.

I’m sorry for transgressions
Of All I’ve ever done
That wound You, my Beloved:
The Father’s precious Son;

In Your Blood so pure
Make me whole and new
And make it so impossible
That never I leave You.

Please, lock me in Your Heart
And throw away the key
And lock me up in Your love
For now and Eternity.♥

Poem shared by Heartdweller, Patricia Owens

For Such A Time As This:

The following message was given to an anonymous friend by our Lord after she prayed. This is the same friend who shared her previous message in the last blog post:

“I was saying the same phrase to the Lord as I heard someone else say: “Speak Lord and  only if it is Your will to do” …..or something like that, and that’s what I had said to Him, and then this is what I heard:”
( AND I’M SURE THIS IS FOR ALL OF US INDEED.)

JESUS:
 “OF COURSE I WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU.  I’LL ALWAYS WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU!   I’LL ALWAYS WANT TO SPEAK TO ALL MY CHILDREN, MY BROTHERS, MY BRIDES. . .
I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE TIME YOU ARE LIVING IN.  I CHOSE YOU TO BE HERE AT THIS TIME; TO LOVE AND SERVE ME, TO BRING OTHERS TO ME.   I DO NOT WANT YOU STRESSED AT ALL.  GIVE ME EVERYTHING.  HAVE NO FEAR!  YOU KNOW I AM ALWAYS WITH YOU.  NEVER DOUBT! 
YOU CAN TELL ME ANYTHING AND KNOW I WILL GIVE YOU PEACE, SINCE YOU BELIEVE IN ME. TOGETHER WE CAN STRAIGHTEN EVERYTHING OUT.
 BELIEVE THIS, MY LOVE.  WHEN DO I EVER LEAVE YOU ALONE?  HAVE YOU SENT ME AWAY?  NO!  ARE WE NOT ALWAYS TOGETHER?  YES!  SO BE AT PEACE, HAVE CONFIDENCE!
I NEVER LEAVE YOU OR ANYONE WHO SINCERELY LOVES ME AND WANTS ME IN THEIR LIFE.PEACE I GIVE YOU  –  NOT AS THE WORLD GIVES, BUT ONLY FROM THE HEART OF YOUR GOD.”
I LOVE YOU, JESUS”

“Now What, Abba Father?”

The message below was given to a dear spiritual friend who had been baptized by the Holy Spirit decades ago.. and since then she will receive very clear messages from our Lord while in prayer. This was given to her about 12:55 Friday the 20th of November, 2020. Here is her message to me below along with what the Heavenly Father spoke to her:

This just ‘flew through me’ after I asked the question above….
THIS IS WHAT I HEARD IN MY POOR HEART, AND I’M SHARING IT WITH YOU.
HE SAID IN MY VERY POOR HEART:

“Trust Me!… I see time in ONE glance, as you are always telling others, and you must believe this with all your heart,

that I’m ALWAYS with you, and that I’m always in CHARGE, and I know you believe this, and I want you to CONTINUE to believe it, no matter WHAT you see, hear, or feel; have the assurance that I’m WITH you, because you have given Me your heart; therefore you know that I will always take CARE of you, and I will take care of anyone who has SINCERELY given Me their heart, and their TRUST in their devotion and their praise and their prayers, and their love.

Know that I’m ALWAYS with you, and I will NEVER leave you, because of this genuineness, this sincerity, that I find in the heart of one who truly BELIEVES that I am their Father and that I am watching OVER them, and that I Will take

CARE of everything in their life, and you have nothing to FEAR, and as you said, ‘for fear does NOT serve the kingdom

of God,’ so again you must BELIEVE this with ALL your heart, soul, mind and spirit!
You know that you were going to SEE things in THIS day and age as My justice touches certain aspects of this life, that you’re living in, but that doesn’t mean for you to be AFRAID or have stress.

KNOW that in everything I’m IN control. IT’S IMPERATIVE THAT YOU BELIEVE THIS IN THIS DAY AND AGE IN WHICH YOU FIND YOU ARE LIVING.
I know many are wondering and suffering in that wondering…. but keep PRAYING for their conversion, if they don’t believe in Me, ….and keep having TRUST that I Will reach these souls, because as you say to Me, “You don’t want the loss of one soul, and you know that I don’t want the loss of one soul.”

But remember My child, that I leave mankind FREE to make the choice. They choose Me, or the enemy of their Salvation,

as is your way to put it. AND THIS IS VERY TRUE… THE ENEMY OR ME. CHOOSE! But know that I give Grace’s to HELP you

choose Me.
I am right NEXT to you, I am in your heart and in your soul, and in your mind, because you have INVITED Me, and you have trusted Me and you DON’T leave Me, so why would I EVER leave you, My child, or for that matter, anyone who TRULY, truly believes IN Me? They have nothing to FEAR, but you will see things happen AROUND you, as I continue to wake souls up . . . . . and bring them to their knees to CRY out to Me. I DO NOT WANT THE LOSS OF ONE SOUL!

So don’t be AFRAID, and KEEP praying, praying, praying, and yes it pleases Me that you would offer everything through the Sorrowful and Immaculate ❤️ of My beautiful Daughter, the Queen of Heaven, the Mother of your Savior, and YOUR Mother as well (!), and the Spouse of the dear Holy Spirit.Know that she loves you with ALL the PERFECT love a mother could have for her children. Never FAIL to go to her and POUR your heart out into her Heart.
Yes of course share this message with (….) and tell her that I love her so very MUCH, but she knows this. . . . . and never to be upset about ANYTHING, no matter WHAT she sees and feel, and I say that to you, and I say that to ALL souls.

You know that these days Were prophesied, so please don’t BE upset! If you belong to Me, you belong to Me! You belong to Me, and you have nothing to BE worried about, because I HAVE your life, and no matter what HAPPENS, since you havesurrendered FULLY to Me… WHATEVER happens to you is ONLY My Will… as I LET it happen to you. PLEASE REMEMBER THIS!

There are still lessons to learn, and souls to reach.

I’m a MERCIFUL and LOVING Father, but I leave people free to MAKE that choice, and I respect that, but you can be

SURE in the same breath, that I never STOP calling, I never stop pursuing, I never stop going after souls TO belong to Me, for NOW and for ALL eternity.
You have all My love, and I give you My strength to BEAR through these days, and TRUST, trust, trust as you’ve never trusted BEFORE, My child.
I love you, and I’m with you, and everyone who BELIEVES in Me, and WANTS Me in their lives with ALL My love..
You’re most loving Father, your most loving Abba, you’re most loving Creator.”